VMs: Re: Re: RE: High-Quality Images Page

["GC" <gc-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, very much a dream come true, and the observations will most probably
fill volumes.... so let me start at the beginning :-)  namely, the cover and
its binding.  I'm having a very hard time accepting that this is a 17th
century cover.  by 1600 there was a booming book binding industry, with
certain accepted standards, many of which it is reasonable to assume that an
individual might attempt to emulate.  I'd like to know why this particular
binding is considered 17th century?  I doubt I've seen nearly as many old
books as Nick, whose e-mail address tracks to the 3rd stall on the left on
the second floor of the British Library, (reading stall, folks, reading
stall - what were you thinking?) but the binding certainly rings older than
17th century to me.  Any examples off the top of anyone's head of other
books with similar binding?

My second observation is that I just can't stop staring at the text.
Details I tried to eek out by comparing several images of similar glyphs are
now very clear, and the old suggestion that certain variations are due to
the roughness of the vellum no longer seems to hold up to consideration.
The number of identifiable "corrections" has also jumped dramatically, and
the 30 or so I've seen so far are all corrections in the shorthand notation.
There's so much to digest - we'll all be very busy for some time to come.
Maybe I've stared at it too long, but I'm now seeing color in the drawings.
I'm gonna have to get my monitor checked, 'cause that just ain't right! :-)

GC




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DANA SCOTT" <dscott520@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:25 PM
Subject: VMs: Re: RE: High-Quality Images Page


> Yes, I'm stunned. It is truly a dream come true. I just hope the magic
> carpet doesn't get pulled out from under us. I am quite confident that the
> combined talent of our learned discussion group will be able to preserve
> this unique and unprecedented gift and forge ahead with renewed enthusiasm
> in our continuing adventure of discover. I agree that with the anticipated
> explosion in observations, new information, and dicussions concerning the
> VM, along with the technical enhancements already set in motion to improve
> the organization and access to the data, we will reach a new level of
> understanding in due course.
>
>
> Gracias a Dios,
> Dana
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Grove" <John@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:49 PM
> Subject: VMs: RE: High-Quality Images Page
>
>
> >
> > It's christmas!
> >
> > Who would have believed we'd ever get to this point? I am so happy that
> > the folks at Beinecke went to the lengths they did and have finally
> > produced
> > workable colour views of the VMS.
> >
> > Just one quick comment to offer... Eclipse be gone!
> >
> > The blacked-out moon isn't so black anymore. It actually looks more like
a
> > colourful T-O map to me. The left half is all green, bottom right
quarter
> > is
> > red, and top left corner blue. There are obviously going to be a lot
more
> > visual clues to play with. Dana... you must be going insane with all the
> > colour information pouring in on those plants.
> >
> > John.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Dennis
> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:46 AM
> > To: VOYNICH-L
> > Subject: VMs: High-Quality Images Page
> >
> >
> > I just added a small high-quality images page to my
> > site:
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/ctesibos/voynich/hi-quality-vms-images.html
> >
> > I will keep it updated to some degree, so we and
> > outsiders can find the sid's most easily.  Others are
> > welcome to steal it.
> >
> > My small contribution.
> >
> > Dennis
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